Louisiana State outfielder Mark Laird hit a walk-off RBI single Friday to help the Tigers beat the University of Tennessee, 8-7, in Baton Rouge. The teams will play again Saturday.

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BATON ROUGE, La. - Mark Laird drilled a single up the middle with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night to score pinch-runner Jared Foster from second base and give No. 6 Louisiana State an 8-7 victory over the University of Tennessee at Alex Box Stadium.

It was Laird's second walk-off, game-winning single in less than two weeks. On April 12, he had an RBI base hit in the bottom of the ninth to beat the University of Arkansas 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth. The sophomore right fielder from Monroe was mobbed by his teammates after crossing home plate.